At seven o'clock, the Japanese army's general offensive officially began.
The Japanese army first dispatched a tow truck and began to clear the obstacles and anti-tank rails on the Guangfu Road. These obstacles and anti-tank rails were all arranged by the national army.
At the same time, a large number of Japanese snipers entered the ruins on the west and northwest sides of the Sihang Warehouse, and dozens of light and heavy machine guns were also mounted on the roof of the Bank of Communications warehouse and various commanding heights on the west side of the ruins. Hundreds of The black muzzle has been aimed at the dozen gaps in the west wall of the Sihang Warehouse and the barricade in the southwest corner.
Strict caution is not without purpose. At this time, as long as the national army shows up in the gap in the west wall of Sihang Warehouse or on the barricade in the southwest corner, it will immediately be attacked by Japanese snipers and light and heavy machine guns.
The gap in firepower between the two sides is simply unreasonable. It is obvious who will suffer in a fight.
Even if the two sides fought with a one-to-one casualty ratio, the only one who would suffer in the end would be the National Army, because the National Army only had one platoon of more than fifty people, and they would all be wiped out in a few strokes.
Therefore, we are strictly resolute not to engage in direct firefights with the Japanese army.
The Japanese army's wrecker did not encounter any obstacles, and the work of clearing the wreckage went very smoothly.
It only took half an hour. By 7:30 in the morning, the Japanese tow truck had advanced to the west building of Sihang Warehouse and began to clear the barricade in the southwest corner.
Amidst the huge roar of the tow truck, sandbags were pushed into the Suzhou River one after another.
Guangfu Road, which was originally blocked by barricades and various obstacles, gradually became smooth again.
Hundreds of Japanese soldiers who had been waiting for a long time were divided into three echelons under the guidance of a dozen Type 95 tanks and began to advance slowly from the liberation section in front of the Bank of Communications warehouse.
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Okawauchi Denqi didn't want to stay at the command post on the third floor and had already arrived at the observation post on the rooftop.
Standing on the roof of the Bank of Communications warehouse, you can have a panoramic view of the ruins that are hundreds of meters wide. You can also see the tow trucks working at the southwest corner of the Sihang Warehouse. You can also see the size of the crack on the west wall of the Sihang Warehouse. Gap.
There was silence behind more than a dozen gaps, and not a single Chinese soldier could be seen.
Morita Takashi paused and asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you want to launch a small-scale attack before the general offensive? Test the firepower and troop deployment of the China Army?"
"There is no need." Okawauchi Chuanqi said coldly, "The China Army's firepower deployment is already clear."
"Your Excellency, Commander, you are aware of this." A major concurred, "The China Army is obviously planning to concentrate all its light and heavy firepower on the south windows and doors of the Sixing Warehouse to form side firepower to prevent the Imperial Marines from attacking. The idea is very good. OK, but the China Army missed a very important point."
Another major officer said with a grim smile: "The side fire is directed at the concession."
Another major then said: "So even if they take away two flat-firing cannons, it will be useless."
While the old devils were talking, the tow truck had basically cleared the barricade in the southwest corner and reversed to make way for the passage.
Immediately afterwards, the first Type 95 light tank of the tank squadron crossed the remains of the barricade and appeared on the recovery road outside the west building of Sihang Warehouse.
Then there was a bang.
The Type 95 at the head was blown up in an instant.
Okawauchi Denqi's face immediately fell: "Flat cannon!"
Several majors looked at each other, how dare the Chinese army fire?
This was really beyond their expectations, it was unreasonable!
Including Taka Morita, several majors all looked at Okawauchi Denqi.
Okawauchi Denqi only hesitated for less than half a second before making a decision.
"Continue the attack! Use the tank to block the firing angle of the flat-firing cannon."
"The Chinese army only has two flat-firing cannons, and two tanks can block it!"
"The remaining tanks guided the infantry to continue the attack and overwhelmed the Chinese army!"
Judging from what Hasegawa Kiyoshi revealed, if he still can't take the Four Lines Warehouse today, it won't be a shame, but Okawauchi Denshichi may be forced to commit seppuku.
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Yu Hongjie and Zhang Baiting on the other side were also shocked.
"Who gave this order? How dare you fire on the concession."
"Chief of Staff Zhang, you must find out clearly and punish him severely!"
"Mayor Yu, aren't we targeting the public concession?"
"What are you talking about? What if we really break into the concession?"
Just as Yu Hongjie finished speaking, there was another bang on the other side of the Suzhou River. It was another flat-firing cannon hidden behind another window that fired. However, this shot failed to hit the second tank that followed. The shell crossed the narrow Suzhou River and directly hit a shop on South Suzhou Road.
The shell exploded, and the store burst into flames instantly.
"This, this, this..." Yu Hongjie turned pale with fright, "Now we are in big trouble!"
Zhang Baiting's face also became a little solemn. Which company and platoon of the 524th Regiment was left guarding the Sihang Warehouse? This company platoon leader was really audacious and dared to fire on the concession!
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Yang Deyu was also panicking in his heart.
After one shot, take a hard look with your eyes.
"What do you think I'm doing? Hurry up and give the order to fire!"
"The Japs' second tank has already rushed over, hurry up!"
Yan Yan was hiding against the wall on the side of the gap on the second floor, holding a bayonet and a small mirror to look outside. Unfortunately, dozens of light and heavy machine guns and flat-firing cannons were firing fiercely at the west wall, and the splashes of gunpowder smoke and dust obscured the view. Because of his poor sight, he couldn't see clearly the specific situation of the enemy on the other side.
Yang Deyu gritted his teeth and ordered to continue firing.
The Japanese's second tank was also quickly destroyed.
Under the muzzle of the 37mm caliber flat-fire cannon, the Japanese's Type 95 light tank was like paper. It was basically killed with one shot, and even if it missed the vital point, it was basically useless.
But another shell fell on the other side of the Suzhou River.
And it seemed to have hit the patrolling red-headed Asan.
Wu Jie, the secretary of the battalion headquarters, jumped up in fear when he saw this.
"No more cannons, no more cannons."
"Platoon Leader Yang, you are in trouble, you are in big trouble."
"Even if you win, you will be court-martialed."
"The brothers in 1st Platoon will also be severely punished. The foreigners will not let us go."
"Shut up!" Yan Yan frowned, "If you have nothing to do, come over and help me observe the enemy's firepower deployment."
Passing the bayonet and notebook in Wu Jie's hand, he said harshly: "Record all the enemy firepower points you see. If there are other high-value targets, mark them as well."
Wu Jie hesitated for a moment and was already pulled away by Yan Yan.
Then Yan Yan picked up the Barrett M82 sniper rifle and went to the south-facing window on the second floor.
A large number of Japanese snipers were hidden in the ruins outside the west wall. Yan Yan did not dare to shoot through the gap easily, but he did not have so many worries about the south-facing windows.
The third Type 95 tank soon came into view.
The position of this Japanese tank was very tricky. It was hiding on the outside of the two Type 95 tanks that had been destroyed before. The two guns of the national army were blocked from firing.
This is also the biggest flaw of side-firing firepower, the firing range is too narrow.
Therefore, in actual combat, side fire usually requires cooperation from both sides to form cross fire.
However, the Chinese army could only deploy firepower on one side of the Sihang Warehouse, but could not deploy firepower on the other side of the Suzhou River, so it was impossible to form crossfire, which left a blind spot for shooting.
Fortunately, there is still severity and the Barrett M82 sniper rifle.
Serious and condescending, it was easy to find and lock the fuel tank of the third Japanese tank.
He gently pulled the trigger, and with a muffled sound, a huge force was sent back from the gun butt against his right shoulder, causing Yan Yan's whole body to tremble violently.
The tank more than 20 meters away exploded with a bang.
In the blink of an eye, the Japanese tank burned into a fireball.
The top cover of the turret opened, and a Japanese man crawled out in panic.
But in the next moment, intensive firepower poured in, beating the Japanese into a sieve.
The Japanese's fourth tank quickly rushed up again. This Japanese tank was even more cunning. After finding the angle, it directly hooked the third tank with its left front corner and then pushed it forward.
This is using the third tank as your own human shield.
But that doesn't work at all against Grim.
Because it is strictly a condescending initiation attack.
His right shoulder was pressed against the butt of Barrett's M82 and he fired again.
With a bang, the fuel tank of the fourth tank was also exploded.
In less than two minutes, all five Type 95 tanks in the first echelon were destroyed.
However, about a small group of Japanese infantry who followed did not stop their advance. Instead, they rushed to the west building of Sihang Warehouse with their bayonets in hand.
